Loan disappears!

S.A. Mansoor, Dhaka
A surprising BSS report was published in a local English daily on 3 January. It reported a government high-up's statement that Tk.107 crore loaned to Jatiyo Matshajibi Sambaya Samity by the previous government cannot be traced! This is the most surprising news of this New Year! One really wonders how could such a thing happen? However, apart from this bomb-shell statement, nothing else was mentioned about the matter. This too is surprising; given the investigative trend of our newsmen. The matter is very serious, and it needs to be investigated and transparently reported through the national news media. To begin with, the background under which such a loan was issued represents an unacceptable level of financial irresponsibility. This matter needs to be thoroughly looked into. Unfortunately, this news item was not published in other English dailies and one wonders why! I bring this to the notice of all readers.